Flowers; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Flowers; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Fruit; Nigeria; 1/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Branches with flowers; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Upper surface of leaf blade; Nigeria; 5/2008 © Ralf Biechele
Lower surface of leaf blade; Nigeria; 5/2008 © Ralf Biechele
Upper surface of leaf; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Lower surface of leaf; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Foliage and ripe fruits; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Branches with fruits; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Bark; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Bark; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Bark; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Crown from below; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Habit; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Habit; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Habit; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele
Identifier: 1621 Date of entry: 07.03.2011 Last update: 12.01.2020
English: Red-flowered silk cotton tree
German: Roter Kapokbaum
Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Bombax (1)
Epithet: costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet (1)
costatum => elevated, ribbed
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: red
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